New MacBook Pro Features 120Hz ProMotion Display Similar to iPad Pro

Nicky G said:
My 14" is ordered! WOOT!

Decided to keep it to 10-core CPU/16-core GPU/16GB RAM/1TB SSD -- all it needs to be is a competent upgrade from my mid-2020 13" MBP AKA "the lapburner" and last until the Armv9 M2 Pro/Max machines are available in a year or two.

They gave me US$1010 for my minty 13" MBP 2.3GHz i7/16GM RAM/1TB SSD, which was a bit better than expected actually. Figured it was good to get rid of it now while Intel-based machines are still worth much of anything.
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I just checked this out as I have the exact same machine. Tempting to trade it in for the many upgrades (screen, battery life, processor). Hmmm...$1,389 after trade in received....
 
sdwaltz said:
You people are insane with this notch.

You could either:
a) have more bezel and no notch
b) have the notch with less bezel everywhere else

Apple made the obvious choice.
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well no, it's a matter of aesthetics and symmetry. This notch on a premium laptop is just laughable - it already was on the iphone, and apple just wants to force it on us like other silly things like lighting (I own an iphone 12 pro and a macbook air M1)
 
I expected this notch to be a joke, but no. I wanted to upgrade to a sleek premium bezel-less macbook and I just can't digest this one. DELL XPS 13 is waving at me
 
UncleGuido said:
The product page for the new MBP shows macOS Monterey in the list of features. Does that mean that these will ship with Monterey installed? I don't recall any mention of that in the event video. And I don't recall any mention of a release date for Monterey (maybe I missed it).
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Edit: Just watched macOS part again, and yeah it wasn't mentioned, I imagined it :D

 
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Funny how they don't advertise 120Hz: that's the sole reason I am finally considering a MacBook Pro over using a Mac mini with my existing monitors.

Separately, I like how the design is reminiscent of that of the Alu PowerBook G4s / 1st-gen MacBook Pros.
 
What I don't understand is how Dell can make a laptop with thin bezels and still fit a webcam on top without needing a notch. Maybe Apple needed the extra space to eventually add Face-ID in a future model, but wanted to get the criticism out of the way now. While the chips are great I'm a little disappointed these Macs look virtually the same as my Macbook Pro from 2013. I would have thought more progress would have been made in 8 years, especially considering the price is so high.
 
Okay, it is perfect for my tasks of viewing video content like on DVDs, viewing and writing emails, doing DM, viewing YouTube! and doing social media on Twitter? Listening to streaming music too! Seems to have enough power to keep up with my lifestyle! Of course buy the top of line specs but only 1 TB of storage, 32 core GPU, 64 GB RAM, M1 Max, 16" screen size!
 
HarryWild said:
Okay, it is perfect for my tasks of viewing video content like on DVDs, viewing and writing emails, doing DM, viewing YouTube! and doing social media on Twitter? Listening to streaming music too! Seems to have enough power to keep up with my lifestyle! Of course buy the top of line specs but only 1 TB of storage, 32 core GPU, 64 GB RAM, M1 Max, 16" screen size!
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A 10 year old MacBook would keep up with that lifestyle. I hope this post is sarcasm.
 
sdwaltz said:
You people are insane with this notch.

You could either:
a) have more bezel and no notch
b) have the notch with less bezel everywhere else

Apple made the obvious choice.
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Or:
c) make the lid slightly thicker so that the camera internals fit behind the screen, so you can have notchless 1080p just like in the iPad Pro does.

We aren't insane. The Apple executives sans-Steve are insane.
 
Gugy - I am trying to figure out how to get the Edu discount. It is for my son who is a college freshman. If I go directly on Apple website to purchase I get the same price if I search Edu discount. What am I missing?
 
kate2kate said:
Gugy - I am trying to figure out how to get the Edu discount. It is for my son who is a college freshman. If I go directly on Apple website to purchase I get the same price if I search Edu discount. What am I missing?
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Go to the very bottom of the apple homepage. Then click the link in the 4th column under "For Education" that says "Shop for College." That link brings you to the same store, but everything is around 200 off (for MBPs).
 
McMountaineer said:
In term of Design, i‘m very disappointed. This Macs look like the Models of 2011. I would have expected something like the MacBook Air… something Modern.
The Silicon Chips are awesome.
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That's funny as the MacBook Air design dates from 2010. The guts are new, but the case is nearly identical with that decade old design.
 
UncleGuido said:
The product page for the new MBP shows macOS Monterey in the list of features. Does that mean that these will ship with Monterey installed? I don't recall any mention of that in the event video. And I don't recall any mention of a release date for Monterey (maybe I missed it).
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Yes, these are shipping with Monterey
 
I was hoping the refurbished 2019 MBP prices would be greatly reduced … no such luck … com’on iApple, show us intel/VM’ers some love
 
downpour said:
What I don't understand is how Dell can make a laptop with thin bezels and still fit a webcam on top without needing a notch. Maybe Apple needed the extra space to eventually add Face-ID in a future model, but wanted to get the criticism out of the way now. While the chips are great I'm a little disappointed these Macs look virtually the same as my Macbook Pro from 2013. I would have thought more progress would have been made in 8 years, especially considering the price is so high.
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Right, the main "progress" in these "new" laptops was to bring back ports that were idiotically removed 5 years ago and to ditch the horrible touch bar for traditional function keys (not to mention the years-long faulty keyboard fiasco). Pretty amazing that Apple can take away useful features and then bring them back years later, spin them as an improvement and sell it for $1999 to start! Let the peasants keep using their dongles for paying any less.
 
For Dell XPS comparisons, the Dell has a 720p cam, these are 1080 and likely a larger assembly.

Possible this notch may have a purpose when the AR headsets get released? Space for some type of sensor? LIDAR?
 
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